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Grow your connection with people who understand the unique challenges surrounding cesarean, human rights in childbirth, and vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC)

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There is power in connection

  

With enough members, we can overturn more VBAC bans, impact policy, and build alternative options for birthing people. Our members help us support birthing people and lead advocacy actions.

If you designate a chapter, they receive part of the membership funds.

Has ICAN helped you or a loved one?

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Did you find support after a cesarean in an ICAN meeting? Was there a time when ICAN provided a space for you to get information on VBAC or your rights in childbirth? Have you ever learned something useful from ICAN?

These things were made possible by our memberships!

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ICAN Memberships help grow your own circle of influence and inspiration. And helps ICAN grow outreach to facilitate more awareness!

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We want to be connected with you to hear first hand the variations of issues and solutions in your community. And we hope you will connect with us so we can share up to date information and ideas!

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Gain access to exclusive webinars, newsletters, to become a more informed healthcare consumer, or professional.

We are able to help the thousands of birthing people seeking support when they need it. Won’t you partner with us today?


For Individuals:

Yearly Membership – $30

  • 10% discount at ICAN Store
  • 50% off your first month of Mamalates online wellness in demand
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  • 15% discount to Lamaze’s online VBAC class – VBAC: Informed and Ready

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For Perinatal Professionals:

  • A listing in our Professional Member Directory — the only way to advertise your services to the ICAN community. Our website sees about 7,000 users per day.
  • Free webinars!
  • Special recognition in The Clarion, ICAN’s quarterly newsletter.
  • Professional ICAN member badge for your website, which tells birthing people that you will provide non-judgemental support for their birthing journey.
  • 15% discount to Lamaze’s online VBAC class – VBAC: Informed and Ready
  • Consideration of your business blog posts by the ICAN blog editor for a nationwide audience.
  • Access to professional spaces and educational opportunities that allow your staff to debrief difficult births, process traumas, and seek advice from other birth experts about supporting birthing people who undergo a Cesarean or want a VBAC.
  • A clear referral pathway for supporting postpartum clients who give birth by Cesarean.
  • A way for you to support VBAC birth, even if your facility cannot accommodate VBAC!
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ICAN’s Professional Member Network is intended as an informational resource for consumers.  ICAN is not a credentialing agency or a regulatory body. As such, ICAN does not have a formal partnership with the professionals listed.  An ICAN professional membership should not be interpreted as an endorsement of services provided. 

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  1. Prep for a VBAC with Birth Boot Camp: An Article in ICAN’s July 2014 Clarion | Cori Gentry, Certified Childbirth Educator – Birth Boot Camp Salinas Natural Childbirth Classes says:
    July 25, 2014 at 1:38 am

    […] If you are interested in joining ICAN, getting access to the Clarion, education workshops and webinars, and a discount at the ICAN store, you can do that here! […]

  2. Fall Update! | ICAN Seattle says:
    November 3, 2014 at 2:33 pm

    […] if you have appreciated the support you have received from ICAN-Seattle, we encourage you to join ICAN. The International Cesarean Awareness Network, Inc. (ICAN) is a nonprofit organization whose […]

  3. Science & Sensibility » Lamaze International Online Classes for Parents Expands Offerings! says:
    November 11, 2014 at 8:00 am

    […] International Cesarean Awareness Network (ICAN) has collaborated with Lamaze International to offer all ICAN members a 15% discount on the VBAC class, to help them feel better prepared as they plan for their subsequent birth after a cesarean.  To learn more about ICAN and become a member, in order to take advantage of this discount, follow the link to the “Join ICAN page.” […]

  4. Interview With ICAN President LaQuitha Glass - Colorado Mountain Doulas says:
    October 20, 2021 at 1:03 pm

    […] national position. If you would like to support ICAN but are short on time, you can also consider becoming a supporting member. Each membership goes towards the fulfillment of our […]

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